Edgehill

British

/ ˌɛdʒˈhɪl /

noun

a ridge in S Warwickshire: site of the indecisive first battle between Charles I and the Parliamentarians (1642) in the Civil War

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An evacuation order has been issued for all residents south of Ridge Line Drive and north of Edgehill Road, west to and including Beverly Drive, and east to Circle Road.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024

Officers spotted the car a short time later and followed it to the Edgehill area south of downtown, where it crashed.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023

The sites which will be transferred to large Tesco stores are in Chatteris, Immingham, Edgehill, Rubery, Sheffield and Wakefield.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2022

Drake's orders came just days after police conducted a search warrant at the Edgehill home shortly after 6 a.m.

From Fox News • Aug. 20, 2020

He took no actual part in the battle of Edgehill.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

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